Radio Programs and Awards Highlight Broadcast Week
National Headliners club to honor journalism at its eighth annual banquet in Atlantic City with C D Mansfield presenting awards. CBS in Berlin and WMT carry multiple programs including Alfred Hitchcock on Information Please and Milton Berle in Room Service. Gossipy notes mention Edgar Bergen costs, Elmer Davis’s son enlisting, and Edna O Dell as a soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Broadcasting System
Berlin
Headliners’ Club
Hotel Traymore
Atlantic City
WMT
C. D. Mansfield
Weed L. Shirer
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Hitchcock
WPA Symphony Orchestra
WENKR
Jack Turner
Robin Davis
Elmer Davis
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Cecil B. DeMire
Edna O'Dell
Radio program schedule highlights from a 1911 listings page
The page details a dense June 27 1911 broadcast slate across stations WMT WGN WLS WHO WENR and others with program titles including Kate Smith Superman News Hearter and Wings of Destiny. It lists start times 6:00 p.m. through late night and mentions various hosts performers and show names.
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Kate Smith
WGN
Ennis Or
Quilt-Acree
Bik
Superman
WLS
Ben Berni
WMT
Ben Bernis
Holland Prem
Happy Birth
ENR
F. Waring O
Waterloo
Chicago
Wale
Naau
Walt Shirer
Martin Or
WLNK
Turkey
World Today
Miller
WGN Ginst'rhs Are Wenr Israels Msg
WGN Sots-Elson
WMT Way
King Ore
Wwur
Willams Bros
Radio Schedule Fringed With Performances and News
A dense list of broadcast times and programs across stations WMT WGN WENR and others. Entries include Patti Chapin Melodies Pan Am PTA Races Meads Matinee Organ Concert and Israel’s Message Sports News and religious segments with varied hosts and durations.
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WMT
Patti Chapin
Pisno Ur'dsky
Gold Melodies
Pan Am
WENR
Club
Program Highlights From Iowa Educational Radio Stations
A scrambled listing of broadcasts from University of Iowa, Iowa State College, WSUL Iowa City, and WOL Ames. Includes Chapel services, farm news, weather, news updates, matins, markets, and science programs across Saturday schedules with varied times and show titles.
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Educational Institutions of
State of Iowa
University of Iowa Iowa State College
Wsul
Iowa City
Wol
Ames
Betty Wells
Igs
Turks Allow French Troops To Flee Syria Through Turkey
An Ankara source says Turkey grants passage for Vichy forces to evacuate Syria as unarmed civilians. It is unclear how many will depart due to transport limits, but many officers are expected to escape capture by the British.
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Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Fears Nazi Propaganda In South America Alarm Raised
Douglas Fairbanks Jr returning from a two months South American tour urged Washington to heed Nazi propaganda in the region. He warned the U S cannot stress enough the real danger posed by Nazi activities abroad.
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South America
Miami
Fla
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Roosevelt
Dean Marston Gels Honorary Medal
Colonel Anson Marston of Ames Iowa, dean emeritus of engineering at Iowa State College, was to receive the same medal Thursday night at the annual banquet of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Anson Marston
Ames
Iowa State College
Society For Promotion of Engineering Education
Corydon Attorney Appointed To Bench
Gov George A Wilson appointed Tedford W Miles of Corydon as judge of the Third judicial district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge H H Carter Corydon.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Tedford W. Miles
Corydon
Third Judicial District
H. H. Carter
Swallows Move On After Abandoned Colorado Hospital
In Pueblo Colorado swallows that have yearly returned to nests under a state hospital building deserted this summer. The birds left the empty site and relocated to new mud nests on other parts of the grounds marking an unusual shift in their spring routine.
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Pueblo, Colo
Colorado State Hospital
Bearded Belief on Bats’ Flight Heads Downward
A historical belief claimed bats fly with heads downward because their brains were thought to be very heavy. The assertion reflects past superstitions about animal physiology rather than scientific fact.
Finland President Ralli es Calls for Unified Defiance Against Russia
Helsinki AP reports President Ryti urged Finns to defend the country with renewed resolve as Soviet bombings intensify, with Germany’s stance and other nations joining a united front from the White Sea to the Black Sea. Turku bears the heaviest blows as bombing casualties rise.
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Helsinki
Russia
Red Army
Turku
Risto Ryti
Kremlin
Finland
White Sea
Black Sea
Baron Mannerheim
Two Boys Admit Killing Lad In River Struggle
State's Attorney D N Conn announced two 12 year old boys confessed to killing Harry Knoke Jr 11 near the Chester waterfront after trying to seize a 12 inch file Knoke carried They fought Knoke Tuesday noon then one held him while the other struck him with the file and they dumped him into the Mississippi River near Neelys Landing Missouri
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Chester
JJL
D. N. Conn
Harry Knoke, Jr
Mississippi River
Neelys Landing
Conn
Knoke
Three New Members of State Banking Board Appointed
George A. Wilson announced the appointment of three new banking board members and the reappointment of a fourth. New members are Ben St. John Webster City B A Gronstal Council Bluffs and Ralph East burn Fairfield. They replace H P Dowling Harlan L J Schuster Clinton and Paul H Huston Cedar Rapids. The board will assume duties July 1 and serve four years with no remuneration.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Banking Board
Frank Kauffman
Ben St. John
Webster City
B. A. Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Ralph Eastburn
Fairfield
H. P. Dowling
Harlan
L. J. Schuster
Clinton
Paul H. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Subway Workers Vote For Strike In New York
A rally of subway employees estimated at 8,000 by the union voted Thursday night to strike July 1 unless the city board of transportation and the Transport Workers Union reach a satisfactory agreement. The meeting was the first of four called by TWU president Michael J. Quill to seek authorization for the 32,000 subway workers.
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New York
City Board of Transportation
Transport Workers Union
CSO
Michael J. Quill
TWU
Court Jurisdiction Tested In Vet's Suit
George A. Wilson and the state executive council challenged Polk county district court jurisdiction in a suit by Duke Davis, former statehouse night watchman, seeking 1250 under the soldier preference law. Davis was dismissed April 15, 1933, during Governor Clyde L. Herring's term.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
State Executive Council
Polk County District Court
Duke Davis
Statehouse Night
Davis
Clyde L. Herring
General Mills Declares $1 Quarter Dividend
Directors of General Mills Inc announce a regular quarterly dividend of 1.00 per share on common stock payable Aug. 1 to stockholders of record at the close of business July 10.
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Minneapolis
General Mills, Inc
Army tally sets peacetime strength at 1.44 million
The War Department reports 1 441 500 officers and enlisted men in the U S Army in peacetime, a record for size. The figure reflects the army's overall manpower level as of Thursday.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Survivors tell of Robin Moor voyage and cargo reports
Nine survivors of the torpedoed American merchantman Robin Moor arrived in New Orleans after 19 days in lifeboats. They were rescued by the Brazilian steamer Osorio and brought ashore by the Deltargentino. Survivors described conflicting cargo reports and noted high pay aboard the ship.
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New Orleans
Robin Moor
United States
South Atlantic Ocean
Osorio
Deltargentino
Mississippi Shipping Company
Recife
Brazil
Richard Carlisle
Maywood
Calif
Crop Insurance Plan Simplified For 1942
Washington ARP The Agriculture Department announced four revisions to the federal crop insurance program to reduce paperwork and simplify premium payments. Farmers insuring one farm in a county must insure all farms in that county with a single application. Insurance will run until noon October 31, eliminating the prior October 1 deadline.
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Washington
INS
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Agriculture Department
Insurance Clarifies Farm Payment Agreement System
A fragment notes changes to insurance payments by requiring separate agreements per insured farm or indemnity against each farm under a new system replacing the old corporate method. The passage outlines restructuring of payment liability and contract scope.
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Corporation
Industrial Payrolls Show Sharp Gains In Midwest States
In the seventh Federal Reserve district, manufacturing payrolls and employment rise sharply with May gains about 27 percent from last May 1940 and payrolls up 47 percent. Agriculture also shares growth via higher prices for livestock, grain and dairy. The district covers Iowa and parts of Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
National Recovery Administration
C. S. Young
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Young
Seventh Reserve District
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Tom Dick and Harry Not Private Property
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ruled Tom Dick and Harry a generic term meaning everybody and nobody in particular. He denied a radio team’s restraining order against RKO over using the phrase, saying the term is in general use and the team would not be harmed.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Barnes
RKO, Motion Picture Company
Hitler calls for token forces in new Europe fight
Madrid dispatch says Adolf Hitler demands each country in the new Europe form a token force to combat communism. Spain’s exact role in this plan has not yet been announced.
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Madrid
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Striking Printers of Chicago Dailies Return to Work
Union composing room workers from three Chicago afternoon papers stop work, return to posts after voting five to one to resume negotiations on a new contract. The spokesman said production to resume as talks restart.
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Chicago
Newspaper strike actions and emergency publishing methods
During a work stoppage the International Typographical Union backed a contract while the Daily News and Herald American published via Milwaukee press runs and Chicago dispatches. The Times used typewriters and photo-engraved pages, with cuts for stereotyping, as emergency measures kept papers on sale.
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The
International Typographical Union
Daily News
Herald-American
Milwaukee
Chicago
News
Herald- American
Times
F R At Hyde Park For Weekend Rest
President Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park for a weekend of relaxation with Crown Princess Martha of Norway and her children. He will dedicate the Franklin D Roosevelt memorial library on Monday, to house his private and state papers, after Emil Schram resigns as R F C chairman and heads to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Hyde Park
Ins
Roosevelt
Martha of
Norway
Emil Schram
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Schram
New York Stock Exchange
State Buys Scale Testing Equipment
DES MOINES AP The state department of agriculture prepared for increased enforcement of the Iowa public scale with new equipment purchased Thursday. Secretary Mark Thornburg said one 12 ton and four seven ton trucks equipped with extensive testing apparatus would enable the department to make more accurate checks of large scales such as those used at grain elevators and coal yards.
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DES Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Mark Thornburg
World Wheat Supplies Near 1939 Record Increase
The Agriculture Department forecast world wheat supplies for the year starting July 1 to exceed the 1939 record of 5.508 billion bushels. The current crop is projected near last year’s 4.042 billion, with old grain reserves at a record high due to export restrictions from war. European prospects show larger output than last year’s small crop, but still below the 1931–40 average of 1.573 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Europe
Dancer Paul Draper to Wed Singer Heidi Wosseler
Paul Draper the dancer and Heidi Wosseler former understudy for Vera Zorina will marry in Rio de Janeiro soon, officials said Thursday.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Paul Draper
Heidi Wosseler
Vera Zorina
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Tyrone Power
National Farmers Union Committee
Uruguay
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T. W. Schultz
Harry E. Terrell
J. Elmer Brock
American National Livestock Association
James G. Patton
National Farmers Uon
WHO
Claude Pepper
Florida
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WSUI
WGN Mills Bros
Whiteman
Mod Des Mu Ene &Pts
Totten
Jarrett
Wenre Sam
Kare O
WGN Marv
Dale
Wene B. Strong
Abe Lyman
R Ramos
Scat Davis
Elliott
Nelson Orch
J. Marsala
Jim Joy
J Dorsey
Kinsey
Deshi Who Bondshus Orch
Midnicht
WGN & Ennis
Wee Raita
Leeterie Irene
Lewis
Bob
Bud Slim
Muste
Rusty Gill
Jerry
Zelda
Leefers
Pet
Bentley
Shelley
Vic Lindiahr
Mac
McGill
Hayman
Riley
BBC
Mind
Jack
Grant
US Gov
WGN Army Band
Burl Ives
Swink
Turner
Crane & Joyce
Q. Baker
Q. Ryan
Stewart
Wilson
Sum
Aine Kitchen
Owens
Dad & Boys
New
WGN Voice
WLS Bus
Parming
Mead
Wen L Lorsey
America
Dean Marston Gels
Moscow
Germany
Hitler
Ryli
State Banking Board
General Mills
U. S. Army
Teddy
Gazette
Camp Good Health
Midwest
Issn Ice
Hollywood
Bargain Basement
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F.R
Singer
Armstrong
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